jrd351
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| arc vs electrocompaniet i am a longtime fan of electrocompaniet and arc, but i have to say that both companies'digital frontends are about style over substance...between the two i would pick the arc if we're talking a long term investment. electrocompaniet is a bit fussi... | |
| Omega Speakers ,High efficiency but how's the sound they are great,and they work nicely with push/pull tube designs which ultimately will allow you to hear some real bass. | |
| Cary Audio vs. Classé classe is a great amp..it is just a poor match with pro acs. the mating of these two brands just doesn't produce the best results...classe with celestion, b&w, castle and several other highly regarded brands is a match made in heaven. | |
| Cary Audio vs. Classé the pro acs are not a good match with classe. they will sound harder and in your face...stick with the carys or a solid state amp that has a more laid back character | |
| Vandersteen 1C or Meadowlark Kestrels? with tubes..meadowlarks | |
| Old Dynaco Speakers? loudspeaker designs have not necessarally moved forward. in fact one might say they've gotten a lot worse. the trade off for making speakers 'disappear' is making the music disappear with them. just several of hundreds of examples ....compare the ... | |
| Old Dynaco Speakers? here in is the irony of today's hi end...and why so many audiophiles are going retro. no one makes 'em like they used to..not even the guys who used to. | |
| Audiophile grade CD Carrousel/changer? Am I crazy? mcintosh mcd 205....the best | |
| SACD or DVD Audio, which one is winning the race? any win will be temporary..hddvd video and audio will be coming in early 2004....here we go again | |
| Rega 25 or VPI Scout vpi scout | |
| Good ROCK speakers the absolute best rock speaker made today is the jbl 4312 mkll....it comes in black or walnut veneer and is exclusively available in north america from hal cox who has permission from jbl to sell them....thy're even better than the ones i owned in... | |
| Guilty pleasures the flamin'groovies-jumpin' in the night(sire records)...a masterpiece of garage rock that has the uncanny ability to sound worse when played on expensive equipment..the more expensive,the worse it sounds....runner up,the sir douglas quintet-mendo... | |
| Difference between active and passive preamps keep the sony..passives have no souls | |
| Queen quandry its your equipment..not the software...many new components are simply unforgiving of older(particularly rock)recordings..i would guess your loudspeakers are the cause.'a kind of magic' sounds better,because technology was better at the time of rec... | |
| Ohm Walsh speakers; Anyone have any experience ohm is one of a handful of companies who have survived the hi end wars by simply building great products that sell on word of mouth and not on good reviews bartered for advertising dollars...they need a lot of power to really sing, but will exhibi... |